Accidentally dropped knitted stitch retainer



Sept 15, 1953 w. HENDERSON 2,651,928

ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED KNITTED STITCH RETAINER Filed Dec'. 9, 1949 .M i5 IJ6 J4? V q Q u Jl l INVENIOR. J4 Z'z//zs Moy/".9022,

ATTO R N EYE Patented Sept. 15, 1953 ACCIDEN TALLY DROPPED KNITTEDSTITCH RETAINER Willis Henderson, Los Angeles, Calif. ApplicationDecember 9, 1949, Serial No. 132,179

(Cl. (i6-1.5)

2 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for repairing knitted materials suchas hosiery, lingerie and the like, and in particular a unit adapted tobe conveniently held in one hand as a run in hosiery and the like isrepaired with a hook by the other hand and in which the unit contains aplurality of spaced projecting needles, bristles, hairs or the like uponwhich loops of the material are positioned as they are reknitted.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means for gripping andholding loops of knitted materials so that if a loop is dropped inreknitting the loop remains substantially in position so that it is notnecessary to lose the work accomplished at the time a stitch is dropped.

Ordinarily in the operation of a repair hosiery needle or other knittedmending device the cross thread is hooked with a hook and pulled upthrough a loop stitch and this knitting operation is repeated,continuously hooking the cross threads and reuniting them with thethreads of the material until the run, or the like, is reknitted. It isvery diiicult, however, to continue reknitting the ne threads such asthreads of hosiery without, at some time, dropping a stitch and when astitch is dropped the work accomplished up to that time is lost. Withthis thought in mind this invention contemplates a holder or unit inwhich the loops ride on a plurality of points which permit the loop tobe readily picked up by a hook and reunited, and which at the same timeholds the loops in position when a loop is accidentally dropped.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a unit forretaining loops of knitted materials in position in reknitting eventhough a loop may be dropped before the knitting is completed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a knitted material holdingunit for retaining loops in position in reknitting in which the unit maybe used by the average housewife or layman.

A further object of the invention is to provide a retaining unit forreknitting loops of knitted material in which loops accidentally droppedin knitting are retained in position which is of a simple and economicalconstruction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies a base having a plurality of elongated needles extendedupwardly in spaced relation therefrom and in which the needles arepositioned to receive loops of knitted materials to facilitate mendingruns in hosiery and the like.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the loop, retaining unit as it appearsin use.

Figure 2 is a cross section through the unit.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts, the knitted material loop retaining unit of thisinvention includes a plurality of needles ID mounted in a base I I withthe needles surrounded by a cylindrical wall I2 and positioned to retainloops I3 of knitted materials in position for reknitting.

In the design shown the needles I0 which may be formed of bristles, finehairs, or other ne resilient elements with pointed ends, are mounted inopenings I4 in the base II and the wall or shell l2 is mounted in anannular recess I5 in the base. The upper edge of the shell I2 may beprovided with a reinforcing ring I6.

With the parts arranged in this manner units may readily be held in onehand and the damaged section of the knitted material is placed over theupper end with the loops resting on the points of the needles I0.

As illustrated in Figure 1 the cross strands I1 are drawn through loopsI3 by a hook I8 which is provided with a guard I9 and as the loop I3 ispulled over the next cross thread I'I is hooked and pulled through asillustrated in the drawing. Should a cross thread or loop beaccidentally dropped it is caught by the points of the needles so thatit may be retained in place instead of dropping, and therefore, by theuse of this unit accidentally dropped threads are readily recovered andthe work accomplished up to the time the thread was dropped is not lost.

It will be understood that although the needles are illustrated as beingmounted in a solid base they may be held in spaced openings in a disc orsupported by any suitable means and the shell I2 providing the enclosuremay also be of any suitable design and may be formed in any manner. Theneedles or points I0 are arranged in spaced parallel relation withrespect to each other, and the upper edge of the shell I2 is spacedslightly below the tips of the points I0.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is:

1. A knitting loop retainer comprising a plurality of spaced parallelresilient points extended upwardly in parallel relation similar to thebristles of a brush, a base in which said points are mounted, and acylindrical shell carried by the base and surrounding the points, theupper edge of said shell spaced slightly below the tips of the saidpoints.

2. A knitting loop retainer comprising a plurality of elongatedresilient points extended upwardly in parallel relation and similarlyspaced as are the bristles of a brush, a base in which said points aremounted, and a cylindrical shell carried by the base and surrounding thepoints, the upper edge of said shell lbeing spaced slightly below thetips of the said points.

WILLIS HENDERSON.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NameDate Ramus Aug. 26, 1884 Franck June 27, 1893 Minich Oct. 13, 1896Chisolm Nov. 17, 1896 Svoboda et al Oct. 26, 1909 Barry et al. Feb. 11,1913 Parlini Nov. 25, 1930

